Swami Parmatamanand is also heard questioning Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s statement that killing people in the name of “gau bhakti
(cow worship)” is unacceptable

People
who killed the gau hathyara (cow killer) in Rajasthan should be
honoured, Chhattisgarh’s Sanskrit Board chairman — a post deemed as
equivalent to cabinet minister rank — has been heard saying in a video
that has gone viral.
Swami Parmatamanand reportedly made the
statement at an event titled Virat Hindu Sammelan in Ambikapur district
on Sunday, but he did not name Pehlu Khan, a dairy farmer who was assaulted in Alwar on April 1 and died two days later.
Parmatamanand
could not be immediately reached for comment on his speech during which
he is heard saying, “Mere Ved mein likha hai ki gau hatyare ko sheeshe
ki goli se maaro... kshama na karo. Aur Rajasthan mein jisne uss gau
hatyare ko mara, uska swagat karo Chhattisgarh mein bula ke (It is
written in Vedas that those who kill cows should be killed. Those who
killed the cow killer in Rajasthan should be invited to Chhattisgarh and
honoured).”
He is also heard questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement that killing people in the name of “gau bhakti (cow worship)” is unacceptable.The video of Swami Parmatamanand on social media

Parmatamanand
is heard saying, “How can the prime minister say that gau rakhshaks are
criminals? Kuch gau rakshak gunde ho sakte hain... par humare Bajrang
Dal aur sabhi gau sewak gunde nahin hain (How can the prime minister say
that cow protectors are criminals? It is possible that a few are
goons... but our Bajrang Dal and all those who serve cows are not).”
He
is also heard saying that English schools should be banned in the
country. “Mein ek din ka pradhan mantri banta toh saare English schools
band kara deta (I would close all English schools if made prime minister
for a day).”
Incidentally, the state government is yet to notify
cabinet minister rank for Parmatamanand. “He took charge as the Sanskrit
Board chairman in May and the notification hasn’t come so far,” said a
government official who did not want to be named.

Map of L K Advani's Rath Yatra of 1990

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